Show I THE FUND To The Salt Lake Herald The members of the Salt Lake City Relief association are collect collecting collectIng collecting ing data for a souvenir book that will be published in the near future for the bene bone benefit benefit fit of the relief association containing a history of or the Salt Lake City fire de do department department from Its earliest Inception to the present date In our endeavor thus far farin farIn farin in regards to the book we are meeting with fair fall success despite the fact of the misuse of the former fund by Vail Vall which has had a very bad I effect on our progress but If the citizens of Salt Lake were aware of the facts In the case the manner of handling the fund and of the conditions as they have been in the past they would not cen censure censure censure sure the firemen for allowing it to get getaway getaway getaway away as a great many of the firemen knew no more about It than the average citizen and probably not so much None of the firemen ever eer gave gae his con consent consent consent sent for any an chief to be the custodian of the fund nor were they ever consulted regarding the disposition of it It nor were ere they allowed to ask a civil question per pertaining J taming to It IL One member of the depart department depa department ment on asking Vail Vall as to the condition of or the fund was as Sneeringly told that he had better get that load off his atom stomach stomach ach Other firemen met with th similar an answers answers answers and a few such rebuffs served to keep them submissive On July Jul 23 IMS 1903 lS 13 after alter the removal of Vail Vall we organized our relief association something that had never neer before been at attempted attempted attempted tempted The association will be incorporated Incorporated Incorporated rated within twenty days with the off officers I cers cars under bond and we can see no reason why we should not have hae the support and good will Mil m of t the citizens of ot Salt Lake I feel safe in saying that all the fire tire firemen firemen men with possibly a few exceptions are gratified to learn that Chief Glore Giore has succeeded in his hia efforts to have the city council investigate the mystery surround ing our former fund fundA A S BAKER President Salt Lake City Re lief lIet association |